UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 031751Z FEB 12 PSN 896027K32 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO ZEN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS QQQQ SUBJ: 2012 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL FOOD SERVICE AWARD RESULTS UNCLASSIFIED/ FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 010/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ: 2012 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL FOOD SERVICE AWARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 2012 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE. MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE TEAMS. A. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AFLOAT RESULTS, REPRESENTING THE NAVY'S UNDERSEA ENTERPRISE, SURFACE WARFARE ENTERPRISE AND NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE: SUBMARINE CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS MICHIGAN (GOLD) (SSGN 727) RUNNER UP: USS NEW HAMPSHIRE (SSN 778) HONORABLE MENTION: USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN 750) SMALL AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS RENTZ (FFG 46) RUNNER UP: USS CARR (FFG 52) MEDIUM AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) RUNNER UP: USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) HONORABLE MENTION: USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) LARGE AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) RUNNER UP: USS BATAAN (LHD 5) AIRCRAFT CARRIER CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) RUNNER UP: USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) B. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY ASHORE GENERAL MESS RESULTS, REPRESENTING COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC): CONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CORONADO, CALIFORNIA RUNNER UP: NAVAL BASE KITSAP, BANGOR, WASHINGTON OCONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, YOKOSUKA, JAPAN RUNNER-UP: NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 2. THESE ANNUAL AWARDS, CO-SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD SERVICE EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION (IFSEA), ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN NAVY FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NAVY PERSONNEL. I COMMEND THE NAVY UNDERSEA ENTERPRISE, SURFACE WARFARE ENTERPRISE, NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE, CNIC AND INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. 3. FIRST PLACE WINNERS AND RUNNER-UPS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE IFSEA CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, 31 MARCH 2012 IN SAN DIEGO, CA. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE JOINT MILITARY AND IFSEA EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY SATURDAY EVENING. 4. RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #6346 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//